Love the Excel Takasago rims. I have put mine through the most brutal conditions out there. I would have given five stars on all of the ratings except durability got a four star rating because I bent a front rim riding through heavy rocks at high speeds. Truthfully these rims are tough. I have ridden my whole life and the fact is that any wheel will bend if it's slammed into boulder sized rocks at high speeds. But I truly believe these rims are very solid due to the fact of having over 6000 miles on another set that I have that were ridden through some of the toughest terrain in California. I will definitely replace my bent front one with another Excel Takasago due to the fact of their amazing performance mile after mile through the roughest terrain in the Southern California mountains.